ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,395, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to SPECIALTY OPERATIONS FRANCE (Lyons, France).

"Use of polyphenol compounds and hydrophilic polymers for reducing or preventing colloids adhesion and/or fouling on a substrate" was invented by Oleksandra Zavgorodnya (Andalusia, Pa.), Denis Bendejacq (Philadelphia) and Laura Gage (Lawrenceville, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a method for reducing or preventing colloids adhesion and/or fouling on a substrate in need thereof by forming a coating having a first layer that includes a polyphenol compound, and a second layer that includes a hydrophilic polymer hav...